Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.

All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.

If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.

If you feel positive, you have a sense of hope. If you have hope, you can have courage.

Life is for participating, not for spectating.

When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.

I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!

Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.

Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that

There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout

I always say that talent and capability is everywhere, all it needs is opportunity.

Work with joy.

My grandmother's last act on earth was a call for forgiveness, love, and tolerance.

A real secret is something which only one person knows.

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

We'll always be safe in Jesus Christ if we place our faith in the Lord.

People come up with resolutions that don’t reflect what matters most to them, and that makes them almost guaranteed to fail.

A dwelling should be not a retreat from space, but life in space.

Crime, money, power, drugs - are all linked.

A great artist is never a closed subject, but this catalogue is a milestone production, as useful as it is beautiful.

To really enjoy pleasures, you must know how to leave them.